...that special lighting techniques will have been used, which may give a false impression of the real colour.

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath kitchen

Even though the room has the lights on, more cool light will have been added from an off-picture source to give an additional effect.

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath panelling

This image below demonstrates what I mean. In the first room, the Farrow and Ball paint appears as a warm gray but if you peer carefully into the second, you'll see that in places, the paint takes on a definite lilac hue.

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath undervarious lighting conditions

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath is dark enough to work well as a floor colour...

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath painted floor

or as a darker woodwork foil to an airy room...

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath woodwork

but still light enough to be used as an exterior wall paint colour. Here is Elephant's Breath with a Farrow and Ball Charleston Gray front door...

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I always have my Farrow & Ball colour chart nearby when I read your blog and even on the tiny chip, elephant's breath has taupy-lilacy undertone in my cottage's lighting. As usual, this was a brilliant study.

We painted our bedroom in Elephant's breath, and were surprised with how pale it came out. However, I love it so much that we have now painted our drawing room in it too! I wanted a soft, warm grey and after loads of dofferent testers looked too blue or cold, I decided to go with Elephant's Breath again as I knew what it would look like. It is so soft and calming - totally love it. I would paint my whole house in it of husband would let me!!!

Have just found your lovely blog! I have painted the whole of our open plan downstairs in Elephant's Breath and it is indeed very changeable! Fortunately I love every shade throughout the space and time of day. I always use F & B on client projects too. A lovely colour to live with!

Hello, I love this blog. In the picture of the hallway, where there is panelling on the bottom half of the wall and a table with two lamps, do you know what the colour is of the main walls? I'd like to combine this with the farrow and ball elephants breath, as per the picture

I love this color and really want to use it on my west facing master but there's not a whole lot of natural light and my furniture is a natural linen upholstered bed and metallic silver finished side tables and a cosmopolitan style dresser with champagne and silver finish and a large painting with a tree with gold leaves. I wanted a neutral interesting paint color but the lilac undertones scare me. Do you think I should try another color, maybe skimming stone. I really want a grey!

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